OUR RAILWAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 932, 3 July 1903, Page 2

OUR RAILWAY.

Referring to the recent railway negotiations in Opotiki, the Bay, of Plenty Times states : “ Our member, Mr W. H. Herries, strongly advised the formation of a Railway -League aad the linking together of ail the districts of the East Coast and Bay of Plenty in the agitation, and the enlistment of the support of all the six members of Parliament representing the electorates from Napier to Thames. It is noticeable however ;in the published reports of the meeting that the general tone referred to a Gisborne-Opotiki-Rotorua line, whereas Mr Herries spoke of a line more particularly serving the Bay of Plenty, running from .Gisborne via Opotiki, Tauranga, and Waihi, to Thames, This is the scheme that would secure the most -support and would be by far the most profitable line, as we have pointed out and argued again and again in these columns. It may be considered certain that a link would inevitably be required ard formed, to join this line to the main line to Auckland, probably at Rotorua, in addition to the junction at Paeroa, hut to pick this link (or, in railway parlance, “ loop-line ”) before ’the main East Coast arterial line from Napier to the Thames direct, is to. > put the cart before the horse. 1 11